Broadside entitled 'Rioting'

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RIOTING!!

A Full and Particular Account of theseGreat Riots and Mobs that took placeat Dundee, on Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday last, the 6th, 7th and 8th July, 1830, whan Three Men lost their Lives, and about 200 severelywounded! By an Eye-witness.

ON Monday evening last, the 5th July instant, a man of the name of Heron, belonging toDundee, happened to be in a public-house theredrinking along with some others. In the companythere chanced to be an Irishman of the name ofThurrel, and the conversation turning upon the late fatal battle between Sandy M'Kay and Symon Byrne, they cast out about it, and from words were proceeding to blows, when it was suggested by ;some one, that they should rather retire to the Law,a quiet spot in the vicinity, and there figh outtheir quarrel in a fair and regular stile, They ac-cordingly proceeded instantly to the Law, each at-tended by several friends, where the battle com-menced in proper form. By this time a greatcrowd had collected, and Heron happened to beknocked down at the very first outset, Thurrel con-tinued to strike and kick him while down, when several of the spectators cried out foul play. Some |of Thurrel's friends, however, vociferated it wasall quite fair, to lay on the b------, which so enrag-ed the Scots party, that they made a rush at Thur-rel and his countrymen, who were pretty numerous,and forced them off the field in all directions,beating them most unmercifully with sticks, stones,and every missile they could find. The scene atthis time was truly alarming, many men, womenand children being lying, trampled under foot,much cue and bruised, and unable to make theirescape.

After putting all the Irishmen they could find tothe route, the mob then proceeded into the town,and began searching out the houses of all thosewhom they knew to be natives of the sister king-dom, dragging them out of their beds, and beatingthem most unmercifully,breaking all their windows,and even tearing away and burning the very wood-en stairs that led to their habitations. Tuesdaynight was most alarming, the mob parading thestreets, and no Irishmen durst be seen, if recognised,they were instantly knocked down and maltreated,the police not daring to interfere with so numerousa mob.

On Wednesday more than eighteen thousandpeople assembled at the Cross, when the riotersproceeded to the Roman Catholic Chapel, whichthey partially destroyed, breaking all the windows,and other articles in the interior. The Magistrateshad sent for some military, and sworn in about 300extra constables, to endeavour to preserve the peaceof the town. The people assembled again on Thurs-day, and were searching out the poor Irish, andchasing them out of the town, which they wereglad to leave with their lives Our informant, whohappens to be an Irishman, narrowly escaped withhis life, having been chased for above a mile outof town, along with three others. He says therewere three poor fellows killed, besides upwards of200 wounded, some desperately, with broken legsand arms ; and, that they were by no means quel-led when he was forced to fly for his life, as theywere parading the streets in every direction, in ariotous unruly manner, and swearing aloud theywould not leave a single Irishman in Dundee. Heleft there on Thursday evening, and met with agreat many of his country between and there, fly-ing from their enemies.